China said on Thursday it will step up COVID-19 testing and screening to prevent a rebound of the coronavirus epidemic that has killed more than 4,600 in its mainland territories.
National Health Commission spokeswoman, Song Shuli, made the remarks during a daily press briefing.
Numbers of new COVID-19 cases reported on a daily basis have fallen sharply from those seen at the height of the epidemic in February.
But an increase in new cases in the country’s north-eastern provinces, such as Jilin and Liaoning, have raised fresh concerns for Beijing.
